SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

AUSTINTOWN AARP

• Austintown AARP 4339 will meet Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road. Blood pressure screenings will begin at noon, and the business meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The program will be entertainment by the Noteables. Members are asked to wear red shirts. Dues will be collected. Tickets will be available for the Spring Luncheon, May 12, at $2 per person. That meeting will be at the Manor, where meals will be ordered from the menu.

GOLDEN PILLARS

• Golden Pillars will meet at noon Tuesday at St Mary’s Assumption Social Hall, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Eleanor Hnat will preside. Lunch will be served; members are reminded to take their own place setting. Bingo and cards will be played. There will be no Mass.

HOLY FAMILY

• Holy Family Seniors will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Merici Hall in the rectory basement. Jennie Nethers will preside. There will be cards, bingo and a 50-50 raffle. Sandwiches, snacks, coffee or tea will be served. Hostesses are Helen Liana, Helen Wetzl and Stella Zebrasky. Annual dues of $10 are due. For more information, call Nethers at (330) 757-2021.

J.C. Penney

• Retirees from J.C. Penney’s will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

K.C. ETTES

• The K.C.Ettes of Poland will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the K.of C. Hall with Theresa Dattilo and Judy Carbon as hostesses. There will be an Easter basket project.

LOCAL 880

* UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at noon Tuesday at Lucianno’s Restaurant, 1739 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. There will be games and a raffle. Reservations are required for the St. Patrick’s luncheon For more information call (330) 544-5656. All retirees are invited to the April 14 meeting.

MARTHA LUPSE

• Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played when Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club meets from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Douglas Martin will give the devotions. Members are reminded to take a sack lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. No affiliation with the church is required for participation. For information, call (330) 757-1980.

mount carmel

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seniors will meet Wednesday after the noon Mass. John Mascardine will preside, and reports will be given by Clara Pascale and Ann Leone. Lunch will be served, and birthdays and anniversaries will be observed. There will be a 50-50 drawing, and cards and bingo will be played. Guests are welcome.

POLICE AND FIRE

• The Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2, Chapter 10, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive, Youngstown. Youngstown Fire Department Capt. Alvin Ware will be the speaker. All retirees and DROP participants of the Ohio Police and Fire Disability and Pension Fund in Mahoning and Columbiana counties, and their spouses or survivors, are welcome. For more information contact Rich Holzschuh, (330) 743-5502.

ST. BRENDAN

• St. Brendan Seniors will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Maxwell Hall with Ann Smith presiding. Reports will be by Dorothy Proceck. The lunch will cost $1. Dues of $5 will be collected, and there will be a 50-50 raffle.

ST. CASEY

• St. Casey Seniors will resume monthly meetings at noon Tuesday at the church social hall. Jo Ann Jones will preside and hostesses will be Anna Mae Friedman and Mary Ann Stredni. Cakes will be provided by Jane Stilson and Wanda Tomko, and lunch will be served. Dues of $5 will be collected by Friedman. March birthdays will be acknowledged, bingo will be played and there will be a 50-50 raffle.

ST. CHARLES OVER 55

• St. Charles Over 55 Club will meet at noon Tuesday in the church social hall. There will be a brief meeting, and reports will be given by Marcie Kost, Mary Rita Durkin and Rena Nuzzie. Coffee, tea and cake will be served, and board games and cards will follow. For information, call Carolyn Valensi at (330) 726-2375.

ST. JOSEPH GOLDENAGERS

• St. Joseph Goldenagers of Austintown will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall with Pat Hoffman presiding. Dues for 2009 will be collected, birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and cakes will be provided by Grace Gruber, Ann Hale, Wilda Himes, Pat Hoffman and Irene Kovakas. Bingo and cards will follow.

ST. ROSE

• St. Rose Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner, S. State Street, Girard. Pizza will be served.

SAXON

• Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday at the club ballroom on Meridian Road. The cost of the baked chicken dinner is $8; reservations or cancellations are due this evening by calling Betty Stevens at (330) 792-8859, Carol Orr at (330) 549-2564 or Rose Untch at (330) 726-7149.

SEARS

• Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at What’s Cook’n on South Avenue.

SUNSHINE

• Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon March 17 at the Byzantine Center. President Henry Testa will preside. For reservations or cancellations call Vera DeFuria at (330) 792-6607 no later than Monday. Birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, there will be a 50-50 raffle, and bingo will be played. To join, call Betty Jane Fehrenbaugh at (330) 549-9904.

YSU WOMEN RETIREES

• Youngstown State University Women Retirees will have a luncheon and meeting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Blue Wolf Banquet Center on Lockwood Boulevard in Boardman. Reservations are due by Monday. For menu information call (330) 549-0592.

• Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.